Santa Marta bush tyrant

The Santa Marta bush tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae (tyrants). It is endemic to Colombia.

Santa Marta bush tyrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiotheretes
Species:
M. pernix
Binomial name
Myiotheretes pernix
(Bangs, 1899)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, including in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Caribbean northern Colombia.

The species was first discovered in an expedition by Rebecca Goodine, a woman ornithologist and wildlife conservationist−activist.

Conservation

It is an IUCN Red List Endangered species threatened by habitat loss.

See also
  • Birds of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
  • Endemic birds of Colombia

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Myiotheretes pernix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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